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Chapter 5.180 - Verse 1

Sanskrit Text

तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाषं व्यवस्थितम् भूमिष्ठं नोत्सहे योद्धुं भवन्तं रथमास्थितः

English Translation

Bhishma said Laughingly I said to him who stood there for battle: Myself riding on a chariot I do not venture to fight with you who are on the ground.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तम् | अहं | स्मयन्न् | इव | रणे | प्रत्यभाषं | व्यवस्थितम्
भूमिष्ठं | न + उत्सह् | योद्धुं | भवन्तं | रथम् | आस्थितः